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Dan Lawrence and Paul Walter’s impressive hitting fired Essex to their highest Vitality Blast total as they kept their home quarter-final dreams alive with a 69-run win over Glamorgan. Lawrence thrashed 71 off 37 balls, Walter hit 58 and Adam Rossington made 45 to lift the Eagles to 254 for five – beating the 244 The post Glamorgan suffer heavy defeat as Essex keep quarter-final dreams alive appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Captain Dan Biggar has said that Wales don’t want to be “brave losers” after his team suffered an agonising 32-29 first-Test defeat against world champions South Africa in Pretoria. Damian Willemse broke Welsh hearts with the final kick of a pulsating game at Loftus Versfeld after Biggar infringed through a deliberate knock-on. For large parts The post Wales don’t want to be ‘brave losers’ says Biggar as he rues agonising South Africa defeat appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Damian Willemse broke Welsh hearts with the final kick of a pulsating Test match as world champions South Africa triumphed 32-29 at Loftus Versfeld. Willemse’s penalty – awarded following a deliberate knock-on by Wales captain Dan Biggar – denied Wales a draw. And for large parts of a breath-taking contest, Wayne Pivac’s team looked destined The post Late heartbreak for Wales as South Africa snatch last gasp win appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Dale Spridgeon, local democracy reporter Three councillors are objecting to a “stomach churning” promotion of Anglesey and Gwynedd homes as “perfect investments to maximise profits.” As the holiday and second homes debate rages across Wales, an advertising promotion in the July copy of Shropshire Living magazine by Menai Holidays has sparked a new row. It The post Outrage over ‘stomach churning’ second homes sales pitch appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Welsh Labour have voted overwhelmingly to back a larger Senedd and reform to how elections take place. 75.64% voted for the changes and 24.36% against at a special conference. First Minister Mark Drakeford said: “I am delighted that Welsh Labour delegates have today decided to support Senedd reform. “Today’s vote will strengthen Wales’ democracy, secure The post Welsh Labour vote to back Senedd reform appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Veteran campaigner for Welsh independence Dafydd Iwan produced a typically rousing performance at a rally following Saturday’s march for Welsh independence in Wrexham. Over 8,000 attended the march, part of a full weekend of activities organised by AUOBCymru in partnership with IndyFest Wrexham and YesCymru. As well as marching around the centre of Wrexham, those The post Watch: Dafydd Iwan fires up the crowd with Yma O Hyd and Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau at independence rally appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

A Welsh football fan has launched a campaign to ensure that there are free fanzones across Wales by the time the World Cup comes around in November. Given that many fans will not be travelling to Qatar in large numbers, Mark Jones, from Blackwood, is determined to ensure Wales supporters have the opportunity to watch The post Campaign launched to create World Cup fanzones across Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The first march for Welsh independence in two years has attracted thousands of people to Wrexham this afternoon. Official estimates are that 8,000 people took part in the march, part of a full weekend of activities organised by AUOBCymru in partnership with IndyFest Wrexham and YesCymru. Following the march there was a rally with speakers The post Thousands join march for Welsh Independence in Wrexham appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcomed news that a judicial review will be held into the expansion of the Aberpergwm coal mine. The review was approved yesterday following a request by the Coal Action Network, which campaigns against coal extraction and its use in power generation and steel production. In January the colliery was given The post ‘Say no to more coal’: Welsh Lib Dems welcome judicial review into coal mine expansion plans appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has called on other political parties in Wales to join in the independence movement, saying that it is time to take the initiative as the UK fractures. Adam Price said that he and the party’s Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts will take part in the first march for Welsh independence The post Plaid Cymru leader calls on other political parties to join Welsh independence movement appeared first on Nation.Cymru.